1961 Map of Creston

About this map

The village of Creston and the township of Canaan define this northern Ohio landscape during the early 1960s, a period marked by established rail corridors and agricultural sprawl. The confluence of the Erie Lackawanna and Norfolk and Western railroads through Creston highlights the area's importance as a transportation hub. A distinct social landscape is visible through the presence of the County Home for the Aged and a network of small, rural settlements like Burbank, Jackson, and Hermanville. Numerous family and community burial sites, including Cupps Cem, Maple Mound Cem, and Canaan Ch Cem, dot the countryside near local landmarks like Norwayne High Sch. The map also captures the Killbuck Creek drainage system and the North Boundary Congress Lands, revealing the underlying surveying history of the Western Reserve border.